Torchy the Battery Boy

[carlj]

Have a maglite solitaire for light (sorry) duty. But what is best for night walking, preferably bright enough to cope with a red filter on it for wildlife viewing. Would headmounted be better?

[nightshade]

Petzl do a cracker of a headlight with a red filter,
and LED lights are best for battery life.Search online
you cannot beat a big rechargable but they can be costly
again be patient and shop around,it is all a trade off
I use a headlight an led torch from hennie haines and
an AA recommended rechargable from a petrol station for under a £10

[carlj]

Been looking at led vs krypton. Some seem to have enough leds to illuminate the craft in close encounters!

[nightshade]

My little torch has a proper lense and runs off 1 aa battery for
10 hours continuously with a beam out to 65 feet
Heinnie Haynes Online

[lewisa]

Whats your budget?

Without knowing your budget, if your looking for a torch then it starts with Surefire and its downhill from there.

If youre after LED and have the wonga then this is the baby to go for.

[honeybee]

I did post a similar thread on here about torches and most people recommended the headtorches

Torch

[TOMSDADJET]

I just bought one of these:

Fenix Store Fenix L2T

for my daily walk home from work and it is a cracking torch if you are after a handheld. A nice bright spot that illuminates a fair distance ahaead along with a decent amount of 'spill' so you can see where you are putting your feet.

Iain

[RogerTheCat]

Originally Posted by carlj

, preferably bright enough to cope with a red filter on it for wildlife viewing.

Why do you need a red filter for wildlife viewing?

[Alan]

Originally Posted by RogerTheCat

Why do you need a red filter for wildlife viewing?

Because nocturnal animals are colourblind to different degrees, so don't see the red spectrum very well, so a torch with a red filter doesn't disturb them too much.

The best option is to aquire night vision! It's hard these days as everywhere is lit-up too much, but you can sensitise your own eyesight by wearing sunglasses all day before going out after dark. You'll be suprised how quickly your eyes can adapt. Pick a night with at least a half-moon. The experience can be particularly illuminating!

[Jonny]

A lot of us bushcrafters use these lights, they are superb and hands free. They will take a red filter too and are very bright, esp on boost mode...